Garden implement



July 17, 1934. R. A, BEvlS 1,966,536

GARDEN IMPLEMENT Filed Aug. l5, 1953 nvenor llomey Patented July 17, 1934 ff g 1,966,536#

diseases" GARDEN IMPLEMENE Richard'. Ai Bevis, Mem-cry', Ark; @patatine-Angustia.1933, serial No. 685,291 ;f c1aims.. loi; 9748),

la lifrglandl` conditioning hoe, as a harrowand for mar'yfother purposesfor which it is aptly `fitted'.

In perfecting the'v preferred embodiment ofl 'theinvention I have evolved" and produced' an implenient.` whose' features' of accommodation and' '15 adaptati'orrand' the special purposes for whichit .is intendedtranscend' those of familiar'to'ols andl implements heretofore*patentedgandimarketed to accomplfshsimilar tasks; f will ybe observed 'from the' followingk descrip- 2.0?" tion Vandi the illustrative. drawing measures haveY been takentoprovide' a simple and" economical one-piece steel frame of.'v 'a' specialftypeiand style W 'itil-l Willi 'satisfactorily fullll'vth'e 'needsandf rem'entf's due to the special'sele'ction and". co-

ordination of "features and"tlie`.continuity of cojoperatil'mH depending.l on. the particular'job to be accomplished at the .time. Y Other features and advantages and results will A, become more readily apparent from the following 3C*description and drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a top plan view of an implement constructed in accordance with the principles of the present inventive conception.

` Figure 2 is a side or edge elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a cross section on the plane of the line 3-3 of Figure 1. n Y As before indicated the principal part of the invention may be broadly referred to as a metallic frame and this is preferably constructed from a special grade of steel possessing requisite strength, weight and proportions. The frame may be said to embody a substantially U-shaped yoke 4 whose separated end portions 5 constitute adapter elements for attachment of the adjacent end of the inclined handle 6. Incidentally the handle may be of any appropriate shape and proportion. The frontal portion of the frame may be described as a V-shaped cutter and soil conditioner.

'I'he companion converging portions thereof arev distinguished by the numerals 7, these coming together at their forward end portions in converging relationship. The bottom surfaces thereof are substantially fiat as indicated at A in n'stru'ctural' re'nements enabling it to seiv drawn Vrearwardly that is* in the direction toward Figure-3 and 'in cross sectional-shape thesemenr-Y bers are ofk general triangularfshape; The-apex# portionV 9l constitutesv au 4centralizedrib and*r edge portions are tapered and V sharpenedY tospro- Yvidejinneranclouter knife likecutting edgesf'lO Goff and 11 respectively. Thev converging-VV ends'v of? the: cutting 'edges- 10" mergel together' asindicatert-1iA at 11 to provide av weed'andplant'cutting'-pocket"l which is active as the implement is pulled-0F65 the user. The converging ends vof the cutting# edges 11 merge together in" definingaVv soil'or ground penetratingv point 13A usableI for-digging* and underplowing purposes;

'Formed integral with the frame-andprojecting'V2A 70" into the limits thereof are duplicate:companionv curved; andl pointed elements Ywhich may bedise tinguished Vas pulverizing' blades 141 These are? located3at the junctureof the yoke and-v v-shaped-- cutter. Incidentally, this. transformation? be;` tween the cutter andi yokey is'obtainedfby'twisting' the-metalto form what maybe describedfas-jointing'webs or flangesjl. It willibeobservedtha-tjY the cutting edges 11 mergeinto the' iia-nges;v the' upperedges l116' of thesefiangesl being somewhat 80" more-fl-attened thany rounded to serve-asweed lift-- ers astheimplement is jiggered' or reciprocatedi back and forth in a Well known manner.` The blades 14 terminate in ne points 17 which may be .used somewhat as harrow teeth, Moreover 8543 the opposite edges are formed into knife like cutting edges distinguishable by the numerals 10a and 18 respectively. The edges 10a actually constitute a continuation of the aforesaid inner` cutting edges 10. These blades 14 are deflected 9&3 laterally and downward so as to incline to a plane below the flat bottom surfaces 8 of the V-shaped cutter. This special coordination between the blades and cutting edges 10 affords a continuation of operation for effective weed cutting, pulverizing and cultivating operations not heretofore attainable with similar types of implements.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates that the implement may serve as a simple plow for earth digging and IW' nary scythe it serves in a practical way for disn posing of tall grass, weeds and the like. The extremely sharp point 13 which distinguishes the V-shaped cutter will penetrate any character of soil for digging and planting purposes. It can be actuated with an expenditure of a minimum of energy. Moreover it is a more or less continuously operating tool in that it performs a service as it is pushed or shoved forward and as it is pulled or dragged backward over the surface. The backward stroke enables the inner cutting edges 10 to come into play and facilitates operation of the weed concentrating and cutting pocket 12. At the same time the cutting edges 18 of the blades 14 perform during the forward stroke the cutting edges 10a cooperate with the outer cutting edges 11 and the point 13 in plowing and weed cutting in a highly efficient and satisfactory manner.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the illustrative drawing will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding of the purpose, features and advantages, the explicit construction, land the invention as hereinafter claimed.

It is to be understood that minor changes in shape, size, Vrelative proportions, and materials may be resorted to in practice without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the invention as now claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: l

1. In a tool of the class described, a handle, a frame attached to said handle and including an attaching yoke, a substantially V-shaped cutter and webs joining the arms of the yoke to the rear diverging end portions of the V-shaped cutter, said V-shaped cutter being flat on its bottom and substantially triangular in cross se.,- tionalv shape, the longitudinal edge portions 'thereof being shaped to denne inner and outerk cutting edges, the converging portions of the inm ner cutting edges defining a V-shaped weed severing pocket, and the converging ends of the outerr cutting edges constituting an earth penetrating point, and a pair of companion oppositely disposed and duplicate pulverizing blades formed integral with the frame and joined thereto at the juncture of the yoke and inner end portions of said V-shaped cutter.

2. An implement of the class described comprising a handle and a frame, said frame including a V-shaped cutter whose portions are substantially triangular in cross sectiona1 shape to dene a iiat bottom and a centralized apex rib, the inner and outer longitudinal edges of the portions of said V-shaped cutter being sharpened to provide knife-like cutting edges, a pair of inturned oppositely disposed longitudinallyV curved pulverizing blades attached to the inner end portion of the V-shaped cutter and terminating in cutting points and having their opposite longitudinal edges sharpened to provide additional cutting edges, the forward cutting edges of said blade constituting a continuation of the inner cutting edges of the V-shaped cutter.

3. An implement of the class described comprising a handle and a frame, said frame including a V-shaped cutter whose portions are substantially triangular in cross sectional shape to define a flat bottom and a centralized apex rib, the inner and outer longitudinal edges of the portions of said V-shaped cutter being sharpened to provide knife-like cutting edges, a pair of inturned oppositely disposed longitudinally curved pulverizing blades attached to the inner end portion oi' the V-shaped cutter and terminating in cutting points and having their oppositelongie tudinai edges sharpened to provide additional cutting edges, the forward cutting edges of` said blade constituting a continuation of the inner cutting edges of the V-shaped cutter, said blade being inclined rearwardly and downwardly to permit the pointed end to'occupy a plane below the flat bottom or" the V-shaped cutter.

4. In a tool of the class described, a frame including a yoke, a substantially V-shapedcutter and webs joining the arms Vof the yoke to the rear diverging end portions of the V-shaped` cutter, and a pair of companionoppositely disposed and duplicate pulverizing blades formed integrally with the frame and joined thereto at the juncture of the yoke and the end portions of said V-shaped cutter.

RICHARD A. BEVIS. 

